Jona 1
1 Riječ Jahvina dođe Joni, sinu Amitajevu:
Now Yahweh’s word came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
2 “Ustani,” reče mu, “idi u Ninivu, grad veliki, i propovijedaj u njemu, jer se zloća njihova popela do mene.”
“Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach against it, for their wickedness has come up before me.”
3 A Jona ustade da pobjegne u Taršiš, daleko od Jahve. Siđe u Jafu i nađe lađu što je plovila u Taršiš. Plati vozarinu i ukrca se da otplovi s njima u Taršiš, daleko od Jahve.
But Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of Yahweh. He went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid its fare, and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of Yahweh.
4 Ali Jahve podiže na moru silan vjetar i nastade nevrijeme veliko na moru te mišljahu da će se lađa razbiti.
But Yahweh sent out a great wind on the sea, and there was a mighty storm on the sea, so that the ship was likely to break up.
5 Uplašiše se mornari; svaki zazva svoga boga, i da bi je olakšali, stadoše iz lađe bacati tovar što bijaše u njoj. Jona pak bijaše sišao na dno lađe, legao i zaspao tvrdim snom.
Then the mariners were afraid, and every man cried to his god. They threw the cargo that was in the ship into the sea to lighten the ship. But Jonah had gone down into the innermost parts of the ship and he was laying down, and was fast asleep.
6 Zapovjednik lađe pristupi mu i reče: “Što spavaš kao zaklan? Ustaj i prizivlji Boga svojega! Možda će nas se sjetiti Bog taj da ne poginemo.”
So the ship master came to him, and said to him, “What do you mean, sleeper? Arise, call on your God! Maybe your God will notice us, so that we won’t perish.”
7 Potom rekoše jedni drugima: “Hajde da bacimo ždrijeb da vidimo od koga nam dođe ovo zlo.” Baciše ždrijeb i pade ždrijeb na Jonu.
They all said to each other, “Come! Let’s cast lots, that we may know who is responsible for this evil that is on us.” So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah.
8 Oni mu onda rekoše: “Kaži nam: zbog koga nas ovo zlo snađe, kojim se poslom baviš, odakle dolaziš, iz koje si zemlje i od kojega naroda?”
Then they asked him, “Tell us, please, for whose cause this evil is on us. What is your occupation? Where do you come from? What is your country? Of what people are you?”
9 On im odgovori: “Ja sam Hebrej, i štujem Jahvu, Boga nebeskoga, koji stvori more i zemlju.”
He said to them, “I am a Hebrew, and I fear Yahweh, the God of heaven, who has made the sea and the dry land.”
10 Ljudi se uplašiše veoma i rekoše mu: “Što si to učinio!” Jer bijahu doznali da on bježi od Jahve - sam im je to pripovjedio.
Then the men were exceedingly afraid, and said to him, “What have you done?” For the men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of Yahweh, because he had told them.
11 Oni ga zapitaše: “Što da učinimo s tobom da nam se more smiri?” Jer se more sve bješnje dizalo.
Then they said to him, “What shall we do to you, that the sea may be calm to us?” For the sea grew more and more stormy.
12 On im odgovori: “Uzmite me i bacite u more, pa će vam se more smiriti, jer znam da se zbog mene diglo na vas ovo veliko nevrijeme.”
He said to them, “Take me up, and throw me into the sea. Then the sea will be calm for you; for I know that because of me this great storm is on you.”
13 Ljudi uzeše veslati ne bi li se primakli kopnu, jer se more sve bješnje dizalo protiv njih.
Nevertheless the men rowed hard to get them back to the land; but they could not, for the sea grew more and more stormy against them.
14 Tad zazvaše Jahvu i rekoše: “Ah, Jahve, ne daj da poginemo zbog života ovoga čovjeka i ne svali na nas krv nevinu, jer ti si Jahve: činiš kako ti je milo.”
Therefore they cried to Yahweh, and said, “We beg you, Yahweh, we beg you, don’t let us die for this man’s life, and don’t lay on us innocent blood; for you, Yahweh, have done as it pleased you.”
15 I uzevši Jonu, baciše ga u more - i more presta bjesnjeti.
So they took up Jonah and threw him into the sea; and the sea ceased its raging.
16 Tada velik strah Jahvin obuze ljude te prinesoše žrtvu Jahvi i učiniše zavjete.
Then the men feared Yahweh exceedingly; and they offered a sacrifice to Yahweh and made vows.
17 Jahve zapovjedi velikoj ribi da proguta Jonu. Tri dana i tri noći ostade Jona u ribljoj utrobi.
Yahweh prepared a huge fish to swallow up Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
